as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form
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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2024
City Police Car Toy Embark on high-speed chases and catch the criminals with this 94-piece Lego set, designed with a police officer minifigure in a cap, toy flashlight, and cop car.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
On the hair, shiny, asymmetrical bald caps keyed by hair stylist Eugeine Souleiman reminds us just how in season hair pieces are (think: Mugler), putting a dark twist on last season’s doll-ish beauty.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
The minister must also set emissions caps for corporations.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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The Dow and other major indexes experienced losses Tuesday afternoon as chipmakers struggled amid news of potential export caps.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2024
City Police Car Toy Embark on high-speed chases and catch the criminals with this 94-piece Lego set, designed with a police officer minifigure in a cap, toy flashlight, and cop car.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
On the hair, shiny, asymmetrical bald caps keyed by hair stylist Eugeine Souleiman reminds us just how in season hair pieces are (think: Mugler), putting a dark twist on last season’s doll-ish beauty.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
The minister must also set emissions caps for corporations.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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